novelden Chapter 124 The Shield Concubine 64
Chapter 124 The Shield Concubine 64
Empress Dowager Xu didn't believe Fu Rong would die.
But faced with Azhi's firm answer, the sadness made her feel breathless.
The blood surged up and I couldn't stop vomiting blood.
Seeing that Empress Dowager Xu was vomiting blood, Azhi asked someone to invite the imperial physician to make a diagnosis.
However, Empress Dowager Xu had already died due to blood rushing back into her nose.
By the time Xu Huaiqian hurried over after hearing the news, Azhi had already changed into plain clothes.
She was sitting in a chair, rubbing her handkerchief and crying.
After all, Empress Dowager Xu is Xu Huaiqian's aunt, and now Azhi needs to rely on Xu Huaiqian.
The play that needs to be performed should still be performed comprehensively.
Empress Dowager Xu on the bed had already washed her face and changed her clothes.
Nanny Chen knelt beside her with a dull look in her eyes, as if she had not yet recovered from the shock of Empress Dowager Xu's death.
Xu Huaiqian asked with sadness in his eyes, "What happened? Why did the Empress Dowager die?"
"My Lord, the Empress Dowager died of suffocation due to excessive grief. I have done my best."
Before the imperial physician could start resuscitation.
Empress Dowager Xu had already passed away.
Ah deliberately delayed the time.
The purpose was to ensure that Empress Dowager Xu passed away successfully.
With a heavy heart, Xu Huaiqian walked out from behind the screen step by step.
Azhi walked forward in despair.
At this moment, she looked pale and sad.
"Master Xu, am I wrong?"
She was asking whether she had done something wrong in helping Fu Rong leave the palace.
Since Empress Dowager Xu fell ill, Xu Huaiqian often went to the Cining Palace to visit her.
I have a basic understanding of Empress Dowager Xu.
Now Azhi is behind the government, and he is assisting her.
She often mentioned Empress Dowager Xu, and Xu Huaiqian never doubted Azhi at all.
"My Queen, please accept my condolences."
But Ah Zhi covered her mouth with a handkerchief and choked up, "I have nothing left."
Seeing Ahzhi crying sadly, Xu Huaiqian felt very distressed.
The Imperial Medical Bureau had already withdrawn, and the palace maids and eunuchs of the Cining Palace were dismissed by Chen Yue.
Before Xu Huaiqian could come to his senses, Azhi threw herself into his arms and trembled.
He subconsciously hugged Azhi.
"The Queen Mother and Your Majesty."
But Ah Zhi responded softly, "I have you and Changsheng."
"Ah."
The news of the Empress Dowager's death spread quickly throughout the capital.
Fu Rong and Zeng Rou also learned the news.
When Fu Rong left the palace to find Zeng Rou, she thought Zeng Rou would be happy.
Unexpectedly, when Zeng Rou saw Fu Rong, she was more in disbelief.
Especially when she heard that the other party had faked his death and left the palace, Zeng Rou did not feel happy at all.
If Fu Rong faked her death.
There is only the late emperor in the world.
There will be no place for him in the palace from now on.
All my years of planning came to naught.
Fu Rong thought Zeng Rou was extremely happy.
But as time goes by.
Zeng Rou began to suggest that she return to the palace so as not to let Empress Dowager Xu worry too much.
No matter how slow Fu Rong was, he could sense that something was wrong.
He asked Zeng Rou in confusion, "When we were in love, you said you were willing to be an ordinary couple with me."
"I am willing to give up my status as an emperor for you, why are you sending me back to the palace now?"
Those were the murmurs of deeply affectionate lovers, but Zeng Rou's way of trying to make Fu Rong happy.
Zeng Rou felt stuffy in her heart and pinched the corner of her clothes hard.
"Your Majesty, you are really confused. Now that you have given up your status and chosen to leave the palace, this will be most beneficial to Yuan Chaohua."
"The eldest prince ascended the throne, and she, as the queen mother, ruled the country from behind the scenes. Everything she did was just her selfish desire for power!"
"You were deceived by her!"
I heard Zeng Rou say that Azhi was plotting against her.
Fu Rong said with a cold face, "Arou, why do you always doubt Zhizhi's suspicion? She has helped me a lot in order to help you, why do you always have prejudice against her?"
During the time she was out of the palace, Fu Rong always thought of Azhi and Changsheng.
Changsheng is now a hundred days old, and he must have grown up to be more well-behaved.
I wonder if he still remembers me.
But he thought again and felt that it was unlikely.
How can a baby who is just a hundred days old remember people?
I didn't expect Fu Rong to speak for Azhi.
Zeng Rou felt irritated.
"Do you really want to give up everything you have?"
"I've given up everything for you."
It had been some time since she left the palace, and Azhi had secretly prepared some money for herself.
Now the two of them have moved to live near the outskirts of Beijing.
Zeng Rou wanted to say something else, but there was a noisy sound coming from outside.
"The Empress Dowager has passed away."
"What? The Empress Dowager passed away? What happened?"
"How come the Empress Dowager passed away just after the national mourning?"
"It has not been long since the late emperor passed away. I think the Empress Dowager could not bear the blow."
……
Zeng Rou was stunned for a moment, then came to her senses, opened the door, and excitedly pulled a stranger on the street to ask questions.
"What did you say just now? The Empress Dowager passed away? But is it true?"
"Why would you lie to me? The bell has already rung in the palace, and the news has spread all over the capital."
She is really dead. She is really dead.
I have finally made it through.
Zeng Rou shed two lines of tears and turned back to the house with great excitement.
Fu Rong was standing at the door in a daze.
She bolted the door and held Fu Rong's sleeve tightly.
"Your Majesty, after all the hardships, we have finally waited for this. As long as you return to the palace now, no one can stop us from being together."
"We used to be afraid of the Queen Mother, but now we don't have to be afraid anymore."
The joy in Zeng Rou's eyes became real, and she began to fantasize about the days when she would become the queen.
But the next second, Fu Rong slapped her in the face.
It instantly woke her up from her fantasy.
She covered her face and looked at Fu Rong.
"His Majesty?"
"Shut up!"
Fu Rong held Zeng Rou's arms tightly and asked, "I am no longer the emperor, Zeng Rou, I want to ask you something."
"From the beginning to the end, you approached me. Was it for power or because you really loved me?"
Fu Rong is indeed slow in accepting things
But that doesn't mean he is so stupid that he doesn't understand anything.
When the false tenderness of the past was stripped away, the desire in Zeng Rou's eyes was too obvious.
She had just heard that Empress Dowager Xu had passed away, and she couldn't hide the joy in her eyes.
Even though Fu Rong had resented Empress Dowager Xu, he had never hated her.
That's my biological mother.
Now that he had indirectly caused the death of his mother, he felt like a heavy stone was weighing down his heart.
This was the first time Fu Rong lost control and hit Zeng Rou.
"Of course I love you..."
But before Zeng Rou could finish her words, Fu Rong shook her body and said in a lost voice.
"No, you don't love me at all. If you really loved me, you wouldn't let me go back to the palace. Do you know how much I gave up by leaving the palace?"
"I gave up my child, my mother, and my responsibilities as an emperor. Zeng Rou, do you have a heart?"
When she heard that Empress Dowager Xu had passed away, Fu Rong began to regret it.
I just wanted to leave the palace and never thought that I would kill Empress Dowager Xu.
He let go of Zeng Rou, who squatted down in a slightly decadent manner, holding his head tightly with both hands and crying in pain.
"Mother..."
Faced with the fragility revealed by Fu Rong, Zeng Rou gritted her teeth unwillingly.